Namesday
of His Eminence Metropolitan Kyrikos 2006

On
Friday, the 15th/28th of July of the year, 2006, the feastday of the
holy martyrs Kyrikos and Julitta, His Eminence, Metropolitan Kyrikos,
celebrated his namesday. In the evening of the 14th/27th of July, in the
Holy Diocesan Church of St. Catherine’s at Koropi [in Attica], Great
Vespers were served, officiated by the Metropolitan, who also preached
the sermon. During the evening trapeza, the Metropolitan together with
the Theologian, Mr. Eleutherius Goutzides, responded to various
questions posed by concerned faithful, both laity and monastics,
regarding the current ecclesiastical problems. In the morning of Friday,
15th/28th of July, at the same Church, a hierarchical Divine Liturgy was
served, presided over by the Metropolitan, with the concelebration of
Hieromonk Fr. Amphilochius (Tambouras), Archpriest Fr. Thomas
Kontogiannis and Priest Fr. Andrew Sidnev, and the participation of
dozens of faithful from the regions of Athens, Larisa, Thessalonica and
other regions of Greece, as well as from Cyprus. The festal sermon was
read by the Preacher, Mr. Anthony Markou, whereas Hieromonk Fr.
Amphilochius made a speech in honour of the celebrating hierarch. A
Byzantine choir chanted at the service, led by the Mathematician Mr.
Elissaeus Hatzis. After the Divine Liturgy, a festal trapeza was served.
Copies of His Eminence’s two new publications, «Orthodox Confession»
and the first issue of the periodical «Know the Truth» were
distributed to all of the faithful present, as a blessing.